Meirong Zeng (left) and Kevin Wilson at Beamline 9.0.2 of the Advanced Light adjusting the Aerosol Mass Spectrometer to measure the degradation kinetics of lipids.
Illustration of the Criegee intermediate mechanism. Berkeley Lab scientists have found a common link between Criegee intermediates and the degradation of the unsaturated lipids in food and the cells in our bodies.
Kevin Wilson (left) and Meirong Zeng used the Continuous-Flow Stirred-Tank Reactor (CFSTR) to conduct lipids and hydroxyl oxidation experiments at Beamline 9.0.2 of the Advanced Light Source.